{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Wang J"],"funding":["Ministry of Education of the People&apos;s Republic of China","Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emissions Control, Nanjing University","National Natural Science Foundation of China","Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province"],"pagination":["355-364"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7908038"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["7(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Holes (<i>h</i> <sup><i>+</i></sup> ) on heterogeneous photocatalysts could act as important oxidative species or precursors for reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, due to the ultrafast recombination of photoinduced electrons and holes, a majority of carriers are consumed prior to surface reactions. Herein, we report an unprecedented nonphotomediated hole oxidation system constructed from carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and superoxides. This system exhibited high catalytic activity for the degradation of organic pollutants, which outperforms the classical oxidation processes in the remediation of actual wastewater and is comparable to that of the best single cobalt atom catalyst. Theoretical and experimental results reveal that the intrinsic defects with unpaired spins on CNTs served as adsorp"],"journal":["ACS central science"],"pubmed_title":["Unprecedented Nonphotomediated Hole (<i>h</i> <sup><i>+</i></sup> ) Oxidation System Constructed from Defective Carbon Nanotubes and Superoxides."],"pmcid":["PMC7908038"],"funding_grant_id":["2018A030313441","OVEC053","21806192","21737006","19lgpy135","21527813"],"pubmed_authors":["Yang H","Fu Q","Tong Q","Hao Z","Ouyang G","Yu J","Wang J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Unprecedented Nonphotomediated Hole (<i>h</i> <sup><i>+</i></sup> ) Oxidation System Constructed from Defective Carbon Nanotubes and Superoxides.","description":"Holes (<i>h</i> <sup><i>+</i></sup> ) on heterogeneous photocatalysts could act as important oxidative species or precursors for reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, due to the ultrafast recombination of photoinduced electrons and holes, a majority of carriers are consumed prior to surface reactions. Herein, we report an unprecedented nonphotomediated hole oxidation system constructed from carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and superoxides. This system exhibited high catalytic activity for the degradation of organic pollutants, which outperforms the classical oxidation processes in the remediation of actual wastewater and is comparable to that of the best single cobalt atom catalyst. Theoretical and experimental results reveal that the intrinsic defects with unpaired spins on CNTs served as adsorp","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Feb","modification":"2026-05-08T15:24:32.807Z","creation":"2021-03-06T08:11:28Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7908038","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33655073"],"doi":["10.1021/acscentsci.0c01600"]}}